IPL 2017: DD vs SRH, 5 mistakes Delhi Daredevils committed against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame a late onslaught from Shreyas Iyer to win by 15 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. At their fortress, Sunrisers kept Delhi at bay despite the visitors looking set to snatch the game away at several moments.
A powerful 89 from the recalled Kane Williamson laid the platform for Hyderabad while Zaheer and co. let the scoring rate climb in spite of getting Warner early. The former Indian fast bowler ran short of ideas as Dhawan and Williamson launched the home side to 191.
While Sanju Samson and Karun Nair looked in ominous touch in the chase, a double-wicket over from Yuvraj Singh altered the course of the game. Despite Iyer blasting a few at the end, they lacked the firepower to overcome the guile of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddharth Kaul at the death.
Here we take a look at five things Delhi did wrong in the game at Hyderabad.
#1 Mishra brought into the attack late
It was a reused pitch as Warner mentioned at the toss but Zaheer erred by keeping Mishra away for the first nine overs of the Sunrisers innings. The leggie wasn't entrusted to bowl in the powerplay or even immediately after that as Delhi seemed content with the early wicket of Warner.
Kane Williamson had struggled a bit against the Indian spinners during the Test and ODI series in India and Mishra played a pivotal role in those ODIs. A wily bowler, the leg-spinner could have been tried before Williamson settled down at the crease.
Once he was set, the Kiwi wasted no time in launching a scything attack on the Delhi bowlers. The third over from Mishra was slapped for 19 by the New Zealand skipper with a four and two sixes coming in the over. One wonders if Williamson would have struggled if Mishra bowled to him early in his innings.